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Vila Franca da Beira

Parish of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital (Oliveira do Hospital), district of Coimbra.

Vila Franca da Beira had 396 residents in the 2021 Census, 38,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 7,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital.

Population (inh.)
  • 314 – 473
  • 474 – 559
  • 704 – 928
  • 1.124 – 1.369
  • 1.382 – 5.835
Density (inh./km²)
  • 23,4 – 40,1
  • 40,6 – 56,4
  • 64,0 – 71,0
  • 83,4 – 113,9
  • 123,9 – 426,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,7 – 7,3
  • 7,4 – 13,2
  • 13,5 – 14,5
  • 14,6 – 15,8
  • 18,7 – 33,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Oliveira do Hospital

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia das Dez47418,6925,4
2Alvoco das Várzeas31411,6227,0
3Avô4737,1766,0
4Bobadela7045,68123,9
5Ervedal88321,7640,6
6Lagares1.38213,19104,8
7Lourosa55913,9440,1
8Meruge4907,2567,6
9Nogueira do Cravo2.16814,98144,7
10Seixo da Beira1.36933,7340,6
11São Gião34114,5523,4
12Travanca de Lagos1.12415,8371,0
13União das freguesias de Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa1.12713,5183,4
14União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços5.83513,67426,9
15União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira92814,5064,0
16União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira8467,43113,9
17Vila Franca da Beira3967,0256,4
Code (DTMNFR)
061128
Resident population (2021)
396
Area
7,02 km²
Density
56,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
15th of 17

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
194 (49,0%)
Women
202 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
389 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
7 (1,8%)
Ageing index
373,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
176
Dwellings
361
Classic family dwellings
361
Buildings
351
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,7% (31)
Unemployment rate †
5,84%
Active / employed population
137 / 129

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 41 (10,4%); 15-24 years: 31 (7,8%); 25-64 years: 171 (43,2%); 65+ years: 153 (38,6%)0-1441 · 10,4%15-2431 · 7,8%25-64171 · 43,2%65+153 · 38,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (396).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years411427
15-24 years312110
25-64 years1719279
65+ years1536786

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Ervedal · Seixo da Beira · Lagares

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital
7,5 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
364
Voters
251
Turnout
68,96%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		15260,56%4
PS
Partido Socialista		9236,65%3
Blank votes31,20%
Null votes41,59%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PCP-PEV.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Pinheiro, Nº 9, r/c
Vila Franca da Beira
3405-630 Vila Franca da Beira
Email
vilafrancabeira@gmail.com

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026